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Argentina: New precedent of the "Camara de Casación" related to chain of custody in digital evidence

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2013-04-08 02:25

Argentina.

The "Cámara Nacional de Casación Penal", Sala IV (Casation Court), on March 22, 2013, upheld a conviction for threats and coercion, on the basis of the content of an email. The court analyzed the chain of custody of the notebook. The sentence states that if a notebook sealed in an envelope is opened in front of witnesses and an actuary it is appropriately protected. It states, as well, that information held in the notebook that was copied bit for bit it is a true copy of the original disk.